About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Bonn, GermanyTwitter
Canada Archive
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Joint French-Canadian statement in support of Hossein Derakhshan
Posted on October 20, 2010 | No CommentsJoint Declaration by Canada and France (No. 341 – October 20, 2010 – 1:15 p.m. ET) The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, and Bernard Kouchner (pictured), Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of France, made the following statement today concerning Canadian-Iranian... -
Canadian FM Lawrence Cannon on Hossein Derakhshan’s jail sentence
Posted on September 28, 2010 | 1 CommentI emailed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa and received this statement back from Melissa Lantsman, on behalf of Canada’s Foreign Minister, Lawrence Cannon. “We are deeply concerned about the news of this severe sentence. Our officials continue to seek confirmation of these reports... -
Hossein Derakhshan’s brother, Hamed, speaks out
Posted on November 2, 2009 | 27 CommentsYesterday was the one-year anniversary of the arrest of Hossein “Hoder” Derakhshan. I’ve been covering this issue on my blog and also for three media outlets: PRI’s The World, in a piece that aired on Wednesday, TVO’s Search Engine (in an episode airing tomorrow), and... -
May 20: Cyrus on CBC’s Spark
Posted on May 20, 2009 | 1 CommentDear Friends, I’ve been informed that my radio commentary on how the Internet made me “culturally lazy” while living in France is airing this week on CBC’s Spark! It will be available on CBC Radio 1 at the following times: Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. (12:00... -
Toronto Star: New Quebec law turns Lara Croft into francophone
Posted on April 4, 2009 | No CommentsThe Toronto Star: ANDREW CHUNG QUEBEC BUREAU CHIEF MONTREAL – In Lara Croft’s latest action adventure, part of the wildly popular Tomb Raider video game series, the lithe heroine can demand of her evil doppelganger either, “What the hell are you?” or, “Qu’est-ce que tu...
